Ngwenya, Dynamo crush Red Bulls

Jul 6, 2007 - 3:57 AM
HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Joseph Ngwenya scored two goals as the
Houston Dynamo extended their unbeaten streak to seven games
with a 4-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Thursday.

Ngwenya gave the Dynamo an early 1-0 advantage in the 28th
minute, when he bounced a header over Red Bulls goalkeeper
Ronald Waterreus.

"It's always great to get that first goal so fast," Ngwenya
said. "It's always nice to get that quick first goal. It
settles everyone down."

The 26-year-old Ngwenya struck again early in the second half,
heading Stuart Holden's corner kick to the high corner on the
short side, giving Houston a 3-0 lead in the 49th minute.

"I had some great balls served in from Stuart," Ngwenya said.
"The first one was a good ball and the second one was great as
well. I'm happy I managed to get the ball on them. I think our
goal tonight was to come in and put them on their back heels."

Ngwenya, who has a team-leading five goals on the season, nearly
completed the hat trick in the 65th minute, but his shot was
deflected just wide.

Brian Ching scored his third goal of the season in the 32nd
minute and Holden, who also had two assists, capped the scoring
in the 80th minute with a blast to the lower right corner past
Waterreus.

Dynamo goalkeeper Pat Onstad was credited with his fourth
shutout of the season and 36th career despite not making a save
in the contest. Onstad has held opponents scoreless in each of
his last three starts, even though he did not finish a 0-0 tie
against FC Dallas on Saturday.

"I thought we played well," Houston coach Dominic Kinnear said.
"When the game goes on, and you get into the 80th minute, you
want to keep it a zero (on the scoreboard) because the guys are
pretty proud of keeping the ball out of their own goal."

The Dynamo have posted a 6-0-1 record over their last seven
games, outscoring their opponents, 11-3, in that span.

"It's seven in a row now unbeaten," Holden said. "We haven't
conceded a goal in our last four. We're not going to be able to
win any games if we give up goals, so our defense deserves a
lot of credit again."

New York, which defeated Houston, 1-0, on April 21, is winless
its last four contests and has been held scoreless in two
straight.

"You go from here, and you've got to learn from it and move
forward. You can't dwell on this game," Red Bulls coach Bruce
Arena said. "If we dwell on this game a whole lot, we're not
going to win another game this year."